Johor set to ban plastic straws


JOHOR BARU: Johor is likely to follow the Federal Territories in banning plastic straws from January, says Jimmy Puah Wee Tse.

The exco member, who is the state International Trade, Investment and Utilities Committee chairman, said he would bring up the issue at the coming exco meeting.

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